The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-10-27
LOUISA LAWRENCE co. KY. OCTOBER 81, 1897.
WHITE OUTLAWS.
bloody Fight In Indian Territory Flight OF
Vigilance Committee Reported Killed
and Ms Many More OF the Opposing Fao-
tion.


I Vigilance Committee Reported Killed
and Us Many Moro of the Opposing Fao-
tion.
LITTLE Rock, Oct. 2i.-A special TO the
Arkansas Garette from wewoka, /. T., via
Muskogee, this evening, says: On Thurs
day desperate fight took place on the
North Fork Of the Arkansas river be-
tween Bud Trainers gang OF outlaws
and vigilance committee under the
leadership Of Robert Henderson, Scotch
half breed, which followed them
from Duckworth's store In the Creek
Nation on the occasion OF q raid there on
Wednesday. 1t seems the outlaws find
ing out the size OF the force which was fol-
lowing them, decided 10 risk an encounter,
and made haste TO reach the river banks,
whore they could find shelter behind trees
and in raviues which line the banks on
either side. In this they succeeded, so
that when the vigilantes came up they
were entirely for the time at the
mercy OF two score OF men who
knew not what mercy was. Hender-
son took his men a short distance
up tho river, where a fording place could
he found, then crossed and took up posi-.
tions on the other side OF the stream from
the outlaw and where his men were as
well protected as those OF Trainers band.
The river at this point is only about one
hundred yards wide, and across this dis
tancc from Thursday morning to Thursday
night bullets were singing on their mis-
sion OF death. When the vigiantes
had succeeded in obtaining this posi-
tion they found they lost three men
and had two seriously wounded. As
Trainer found his enemy in the rear on
the opposite side OF the river, he sent half
OF his men down the stream to cross and
come up on tho other side, fighting under
cover Of the trees. In this coup d'etat
they were surprised by the avengers, who
met them half way and opened fire upon
them, checking their course and driving
them panlc.stricken and precipitously
back. In cndeavoring TO rally his mel
Bill Chuel was killed, and before the river
could be rcforded John Leach, OF the rob
ber gang, was shot of his horse, but not
killed. The fight from this on was contn-
ued across the stream, the banks of which
wo. g lined AZ distance OF about Ave rods
apart with shart-shooters. No sooner was
a head arm or any part OF body visible
on either side than lcaden bull
let was sent TO find a lodgment
therein. As Thursday night was coming
on Henderson called his men in for con-
sultation, when II was found that OF his
force eight men wore killed outright and
eight others had received serious though
not fatal wounds The force was in
this way reduced one-half, and it was
thought best TO remove the wounded
here and 90 back home and stir up
reinforcements The dead were buried,
and the wounded it was found after dress
ing their wounds were able TO return
home with the rest OF the party. 1t is
thought as many OF tho outlaws were
killed as OF the pursuing party, though
this will never be known. Henderson
says he will collect hundred men and
follow the robbers TO Hades II necessary,
but what he Will wipe them out